corsaircorp Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Hello ray, Will vote for the Qantas too, I was about to make mine as a quantas trainer too but they got the float out ! Sh..... Would have been funny. Sincerely. Corsaircorp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 I have a couple of others I am just finishing for various group builds, hope to get a start in this in the next week or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 On 9/6/2017 at 23:28, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: I have a couple of others I am just finishing for various group builds, hope to get a start in this in the next week or so. Don't worry, I also have a MiG 29 to finish till 1 October. I'm not sure I'll be able to start my Flying Boat in earnest before that.  Cheers  Jaime  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Had some time this morning at a club build table during the local Model Shipwrights display to get started on the Cat.   I had to blank the main gear wells so I traced a template onto tape and transferred it to some card     After some fettling, it is fit in the opening that had been backed with thinner card. And repeat...    Then I  removed the rudder and top part of the fin to make way for the new taller tail/rudder assembly    That's it so far    10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Where did that new fin come from? Great work BTW. Doesn't card distort due to atmospherics ? Warp, go concave with moisture in the air? Ace bit of fitting ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Good start, Ray! Very precise work. Cheers  Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Nice bit of surgery there.  Johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 13 hours ago, bzn20 said: Where did that new fin come from? Great work BTW. Doesn't card distort due to atmospherics ? Warp, go concave with moisture in the air? Ace bit of fitting !  The fin is part of the Red Roo Conversion set, there is a flash obscured picture in my first post showing it.  Never heard of card distorting due to atmospherics, so would a whole model distort when the weather changes?  There is a thin layer of card behind the hole and then another glued on top of that to fill the hole, I don't think it will be shrinking or expanding.  Had a bit of time to get the part to fit, next will be to rescribe and cut some passenger windows out of the area I just filled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 16 minutes ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: The next will be to rescribe and cut some passenger windows out of the area I just filled. It's great to see the same kit I'm building getting built in a different fashion at the exact same time. Wonderful stuff.  John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 With other builds out of the way, I should be back onto this one in the next few days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 Some progress to report,  I started on the interior and after checking Johnny's ( @The Spadgent) thread I stole some of his ideas   Though I added a bit more to the seats, airliner pilots fly in a little more comfort, right? (sorry, bad picture)    I then started on the back end, I figured the gunnery blisters were used to load and unload (from pictures of QANATS Cats I have found on the net) so I just used what was there and filled some spaces   Next was to add some passenger windows, I marked them out, drilled some pilot holes and then carved and filed the rest out.  Two done, two to go on this side   All done this side  6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Good progress, Ray! Glad you're back in business  Cheers  Jaime  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 some more of the biz...  Forward turret removed and replacement fairing test fitted  Interior paintwork and cockpit installed  Fuselage together and wings assembly started  And I found some crew for the cockpit  Rear blanking parts fitted  and tail glued and puttied  That's all for now 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Taking shape nicely, Ray! I'll have to build a Catalina some time in the future, it's such a beautiful aircraft! But I'll build a 1/72 Academy kit.  Cheers  Jaime   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Looking good Ray,.....great subject a brilliant tip regarding the tape and that wheel bay,.....simple yet so effective,.....brilliant! Cheers      Tony PS,....DK Decals do some nice Aussie Catalina decals,..including these nice civil aircraft; Edited December 1, 2017 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 6 hours ago, tonyot said: Looking good Ray,.....great subject a brilliant tip regarding the tape and that wheel bay,.....simple yet so effective,.....brilliant! Cheers      Tony PS,....DK Decals do some nice Aussie Catalina decals,..including these nice civil aircraft; Cheers Tony,  I happen to have that Sheet  It would be nice to have QANTAS wartime Cat next to this one. Unfortunately, one of these builds won't make it in this GB.  Our club is planning a 100 years of QANTAS display for 2020, so I am getting a few builds in to spice the display up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 So I decided to fill the pax windows with Testors clear cement  As you can see it is bit milky when applied, when it dries it goes clear.... most of the time. I did apply a fair bit and it has stayed milky. I suspected the cement as I have had it for about 15 years. So I have bought a new bottle and am trying it out on another build.  Masked the major clear parts, boy I love the Eduard mask sets for jobs like this  Got the wing assembled  Pilots installed and nose fairing attached  Test fit of the canopy, some packing will be required under the front rim  ...and the clear glue still isn't (this shot was taken 10 days after the first shot in this thread. I will most likely cut these windows out again after painting and reapply the clear cement. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Looking good. Â I predict another fine Cat to match Spadagent's... Â Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Great progress, looking good indeed!  Cheers  Jaime  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Looking goooood. Pitty about the windows but I’m sure you’ll sort it out dear sir.  Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Clear parts installed and primed   and some filling added.  That was cleaned up and some more priming    Feels like I can get on with this one now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Good job on the clear parts!  Cheers  Jaime  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Nicely done Ray, Â It will look very handsome when completed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 Some priming is done, and I decided to putty the pax windows over and paint them in when the time comes.  I also started preparing a base for it       6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Looks great! Â Happy Christmas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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